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… General Jan Christiaan Smuts was born near Riebeeck West in the Cape Colony on 24 … as there he embraced the political philosophy of J.H Hofmeyr “Onze Jan”, the leader of the Afrikaner Bond. It … Africa in 1895 and practised as an advocate in Cape Town. Smuts was attracted to politics and was a supporter of the …

… around him. Towards the end of 1912 Botha dismissed  J B M Hertzog  from his cabinet and Roos protested by … period the NP was gaining power rapidly and General J C Smuts, the leader of the  South African Party  (SAP), and the … the  Labour Party (LP) , which was distancing itself from Smuts. He wanted to strengthen the NP by forging a working …

… elements attempted to negotiate with Prime Minister Smuts to reach some sort of agreement on the land and … the Pegging Act be repealed. From this SAIC initiative Smuts, his Interior Minister, the Administrator of Natal met … send a delegation of sixty representatives to consult with Smuts and attempt to dissuade him from introducing the …

… railway lines destroyed. Stronger discipline was enforced. Smuts and Botha carried out raids into the Cape and Natal. … to import Chinese labour to work on the mines. Botha, Smuts and De la Rey refused to serve on the Legislative … was faced with the problem of what to do with General J B M Hertzog, a controversial but influential figure among …

… nationalism led him into the arena of politics, and when  J.B.M. Hertzog  broke his ties with Prime Minister  Louis … parliamentarians who refused to follow Hertzog or Smuts. Ten years later this new National Party had gained … Potgieter, D. J. (1972). Standard Encyclopedia of Southern Africa, Vol.6 , …

… elements attempted to negotiate with Prime Minister Smuts to reach some sort of agreement on the land and … the Pegging Act be repealed. From this SAIC initiative Smuts, his Interior Minister, the Administrator of Natal met … send a delegation of sixty representatives to consult with Smuts and attempt to dissuade him from introducing the …

… an agreement was reached between Gandhi and General Smuts , the Minister of the Interior. All satyagrahis were … return, the government would repeal the Black Act. General Smuts denied that he had promised the repeal of the Act and …

… South Africa and its people in deep affection and General J.C. Smuts was regarded as his colleague, confidant and close …

… agreement had been signed between General Jan Christiaan Smuts and Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi . She arrived home on 20 …

… after a provisional agreement had been signed between Smuts and Gandhi . She arrived home on 20 February, and on 27 …

… works were on the British role in the Jameson Raid and on Smuts . She, along with Helene Malan, first translated the … E.J. Verwey (ed), New dictionary of South African biography. …

… World War Two against Germany,Gordon was interned by the Smuts government for a year on the pretext that he was …

… served in the Native Affairs Commission created by Jan Smuts from 1920 to 1929 before returning to Natal as the …

… war for his relief work among prisoners. In 1948, General Smuts had been ousted from office by Afrikaner nationalism. … to the African National Congress (ANC). After a few years, Smuts had handed over the UP leadership to the ineffectual …

… Born on 14 July 1893, J G Strijdom served as Prime Minister of South Africa from 30 … administration with the United Party (UP) formed by  J B M Hertzog and  J C Smuts . He became the Transvaal provincial leader of the …

… They both supported the strikers against General  Jan Smuts . This cooperation resulted in a pact that stated they … Treaty of Versailles. In 1933 Hertzog's National Party and Smuts's South African Party (SAP) fused, eventually to form …

… her with a pair of sandals, made in prison, to be given to Smuts . During 1918, Schlesin registered at the University … United Party Government , led by previous antagonist Jan Smuts, during the war. This seems possible when one remembers that the Government was anti-Nazi and moreover Smuts was pro-Jewish and advocated free entry of Jews into …

… Boys . Fugard is an accomplished actor, having played Jan Smuts in the famous film Gandhi . He continues to write and …

… criticized  H.F. Verwoerd . In 1947 she suggested to Smuts that the permanent existence of blacks in the towns be …

… an agreement was reached between Gandhi and General Smuts , Minister of the Interior, and the prisoners were … on demand. Almost all Indians registered voluntarily, but Smuts denied that he had promised to repeal the Act and … miscarriage and Gandhi publicly put the blame for this on J.C. Smuts , then the Minister of Interior. The Indian …

… of the  South African Indian Congress (SAIC). The  Smuts’s  government proposal to establish segregated Indian … • E. J. Verwey. (1999). New Dictionary of South African Biography, …

… Clarkebury’s principal during those years, the Rev Arthur J Lennard, exerted a strong influence over the ethos of the … the Allied victory in World War II, Prime Minister Jan Smuts announced plans to seek incorporation of South West … . The campaign immediately followed the announcement of Smuts’ planned visit to the UN to press for South African …

… of the government, including State Attorney Jan Christian Smuts , who had been born in the Cape Colony and had had a … and on 13 February, he offered Generals Louis Botha , Smuts, and Koos de la Rey seats in the Legislative Council, … leaders and was well received by the Afrikaner Bond. Jan Smuts met with him and after handing over a petition to …

… was a member of the SAIC delegation, which was rebuffed by Smuts in February 1946, and which took the decision to …

… UCT in 1930 was for the design of a series of windows for Smuts Hall on themes from early colonial histon In 1938 he …

… went to South Africa in 1913 and lived for some time with J.P. Vyas in Pretoria, to study book-keeping. Soon after his … Satyagraha, went to Pretoria for negotiations with General Smuts and stayed almost two months in the same house. … several miles to the government offices to meet General Smuts. The contact with Gandhiji had a great influence on …

… to on which to end the war’. Merriman became close to Jan Smuts during the drafting of the Treaty of Vereeniging, which … Botha to serve in his cabinet. But he supported the Botha-Smuts government until 1924. In speeches, he opposed the …

… and religion".Before the prison term was over  General Jan Smuts  sent him an emissary proposing that if the Indians … Gandhi registered, but his disappointment was great when Smuts went back on his word and refused to repeal the Black … the end", as an American biographer has put it, "General Smuts did what every Government that ever opposed Gandhi had …

… magazine. He balked and wrote to the Prime Minister, Jan Smuts , refusing to learn German and demanding to be taught …

… biography, Die goue seun. Die lewe en werk van Uys Krige J.C. Kannemeyer describes Krige as a cosmopolitan world … government. His strong republican, anti-English and anti- Smuts feelings also became evident in his letters. On 4 March … would come to other convictions. He would support the Smuts government’s war effort, be appointed by Smuts himself …